Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

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Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
HWDSB-Board-logo.png
Address
20 Education Court
, Ontario , L9A 0B9
Canada
District information
Type School board
Grades JK12th
Chair of the boardMaria Felix Miller [1]
Director of educationSheryl Robinson Petrazzini
Governing agency Ministry of Education
Schools93
BudgetCA$589.8 million (2021) [2]
Students and staff
Students50,000
Colours   Blue & gold
Other information
Website hwdsb.on.ca

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB), formerly known as English-language Public District School Board No. 21 prior to 1999, [3] is the public school board for the city of Hamilton. Established on January 1, 1998, [4] via the amalgamation of the Hamilton and Wentworth County school boards, the board currently operates 93 elementary and secondary schools.

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The board has approximately 50,000 students in its 93 neighbourhood schools. [5] In addition to the programming offered at 80 elementary and 13 secondary schools, a number of alternative programs focusing on sports, academics, science, arts and languages are available. [6] The current director of education is Sheryl Robinson Petrazzini. [7] [8]

Secondary schools

School City Neighbourhood Grades
Ancaster High Ancaster 9–12
Bernie Custis SecondaryStipley
Dundas Valley Secondary Dundas
Glendale Secondary Hamilton East
Nora Frances Henderson Secondary East Mountain
Orchard Park Secondary Stoney Creek
Saltfleet District High Stoney Creek Mountain
Sherwood Secondary East Mountain
Sir Allan MacNab Secondary West Mountain
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary Hamilton East
Waterdown District High Waterdown
Westdale Secondary Westdale
Westmount Secondary West Mountain

Elementary schools

Former schools

Hamilton Central Collegiate Institute was a high school until 1985 and traced its history to Gore District Grammar School (1821) and Central School. [9] Gore District and Central School merged in 1838, renamed as Hamilton High School in 1871, Hamilton Collegiate in 1897, and Hamilton Central Collegiate in 1923. [10] HCI moved in to Central High School of Commerce (established 1897) in 1950 and closed with the building reused as a Sanford Avenue Elementary School from 1985 to 2011. [11]

Queens Rangers Elementary School closed in 2019, after 60 years of service.

Trustees

The HWDSB consists of 11 trustees elected from wards across the City of Hamilton. These wards either match or are the combination of multiple municipal wards for council elections. Trustees are elected for a four-year term during each municipal election.

The Chair of the Board, the Vice-Chair and the Honorary Treasurer are elected at the Inaugural meeting of the Board, and serve for one year. Trustees are elected to serve parents, students, taxpayers and the school system, serving as the link between communities and the school board. They work to ensure Hamilton's public schools meet the diverse needs of students in their communities. [12]

Elected trustees are joined by student trustees who are selected yearly from among Grade 7-12 students to represent the interests of students during deliberations and decision making of the board.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Trustees
BoardElectionWard 1Ward 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5 & 10Ward 6 & 9Ward 7Ward 8 & 14Ward 11 & 12Ward 13Ward 15
2022-2026 2022 Elizabeth WongSabreina DahabMaria Felix MillerRay Mulholland (until 2024)Todd WhiteKathy ArcherDawn DankoBecky BuckAmanda FehrmanPaul TutGraeme Noble
Ward Boundary Redistribution
BoardElectionWard 1 & 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7Ward 8 & 14Ward 9 & 10Ward 11 & 12Ward 13Ward 15
2018-2022 2018 Elizabeth Wong (from 2022)
Christine Bingham (until 2022)
Maria Felix MillerRay MulhollandCarole Paikin-MillerKathy ArcherDawn DankoBecky BuckCam GalindoAlex JohnstonePaul TutPenny Deathe
Ward Boundary Redistribution
BoardElectionWard 1 & 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7Ward 8Ward 9 & 10Ward 11 & 12Ward 13Ward 14 & 15
2014-2018 2014 Christine BinghamLarry Pattison Jr.Ray MulhollandTodd WhiteKathy ArcherDawn DankoWes HicksJeff BeattieAlex JohnstoneGreg Van GeffenPenny Deathe
2010-2014 2010 Judith BishopTim SimmonsLaura PeddleLillian OrbanBob Barlow (until 2013)
Shirley Glauser (from 2013)
Jessica BrennanKaren Turkstra
2006-2010 2006 Ron EnglishBob BarlowShirley Glauser
2003-2006 2003 Eleanor JohnstoneWayne MarstonKathy ArcherAl PierceJohn DavidsonIan ThompsonReg Woodworth
2000-2003 2000 Laura PeddleWes HicksBob BarlowIan Bruce WallaceIan Thompson
Municipal Amalgamation
BoardElectionWard 1 & 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7Ward 8Stoney CreekAncaster-WentworthDundasFlamborough
1998-2000 1997 Judith BishopEleanor JohnstoneRay MulhollandJoe RogersLaura PeddleLillian OrbanWes HicksJanice DewarIan Bruce WallaceHeather BullockReg Woodworth

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